[Bulliac]

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:00 pm  

Alan wrote:

John Woods - the best player I have had the privilege of watching, in many years of supporting Leigh. A class act, who also did more than his fair share of tackling.

He was a great player was Woodsy.

He had great vision too [often too much for his team mates, when he was at Bradford..], his long blond hair floating in the breeze as he sauntered towards the line, then the sudden acceleration as he found the gap and went through it - long to be remembered! He'd fit in right now...

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:59 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I will add that in many ways, Gaskell's style is a bit like that of John Woods, both could look disinterested and stood about, but in reality that was just Woods' imperious way, and I think Gaskell is similar. And has that inimitable something extra when the occasion arises.

Gaskell couldn't lace Woodys boots

[Bullseye]

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:07 pm  

Long blond hair????

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:17 pm  

propforward 2338 wrote:

Gaskell couldn't lace Woodys boots

Why not? He can lace his own - I've seen him - and what would be so hard about lacing somebody else's? Lacing boots isn't rocket science.

Dunno about blond though - I always thought he had the look of Bobby Ewing

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:37 pm  

HamsterChops wrote:

I've just double checked and you are indeed correct. God knows why I had it in my head it was 2016...

In fact the ambiguous nature of the statement at the time ("Signed 5 year deal" in July 2013) could even mean he's contracted for 2018 too. Depends if 2013 was included in the 5 or not.

ha yes ive had to double check too

he is infact contracted till the end of 2018!

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:09 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Why not? He can lace his own - I've seen him - and what would be so hard about lacing somebody else's? Lacing boots isn't rocket science.

Dunno about blond though - I always thought he had the look of Bobby Ewing

John Woods great bloke , great Rugby player, best all round player I've ever seen , and like me he is a Butts Bridger.

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:15 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

I always thought he had the look of Bobby Ewing

Was he missing and widely thought to be dead for one entire season before reappearing under contrived and barely explained circumstances? Cos that sounds more like Gaskell.

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:36 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Was he missing and widely thought to be dead for one entire season before reappearing under contrived and barely explained circumstances? Cos that sounds more like Gaskell.

For us old enough and sad enough that is very funny

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:22 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

He was a great player was Woodsy.

He had great vision too [often too much for his team mates, when he was at Bradford..], his long blond hair floating in the breeze as he sauntered towards the line, then the sudden acceleration as he found the gap and went through it - long to be remembered! He'd fit in right now...

His days at Leigh were numbered when they appointed him player-coach and he had to pay for the inevitable failure of the team. The only time I saw him come second best, he was playing at Hilton Park against Bradford. He was up against Ellery Hanley, (now there's another fantastic player) who I think scored a hat trick and made Woody look very ordinary - in fact I think he ended up getting sin-binned?!

However, I never remember Woody as a blond. Of course, that could have been one of the stipulations of moving East, over the Pennines - you lot aren't that far off Essex, are you?

Re: Gaskell : Wed Jun 08, 2016 10:37 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

He was a great player was Woodsy.

He had great vision too [often too much for his team mates, when he was at Bradford..], his long blond hair floating in the breeze as he sauntered towards the line, then the sudden acceleration as he found the gap and went through it - long to be remembered! He'd fit in right now...

Long blond hair???? Are you sure you're not mixing him up with Ken Kelly?? He was a great player but long blond hair he did not have.